of Wilmington, NC

The Cape Fear Bonsai Society (CFBS), organized in 2001, is a group of men and women who meet monthly to study and practice the art of Bonsai.

The club has an active program of training through workshops, guest speakers and a sharing of collective Bonsai expertise. Membership is open to both the novice and the more experienced practitioner of Bonsai.

You are invited to come on by, bring a tree to work on and get some dirt under your fingernails!

Mar. 6, Fri., 7:00-9:00 PM.
Presentation on Naturalism in American Bonsai by guest speaker, Arthur Joura who is curator of the Bonsai
Collection at The NC State Arboretum in Asheville, NC. The
presentation which is free and open to the public and will be held in the
Auditorium of the New Hanover County Arboretum at 6206 Oleander Dr. in
Wilmington.

Apr. 18, Sat., 9:00-11:59 AM. Bonsai
demonstration with guest artist, Owen Reich, of Nashville, TN.Owen will style a Juniperus Chinensis v. Shimpaku as a bonsai
specimen. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at
the Pine Room of the Northeast Branch of the New Hanover Co. Library, 1241 Military Cutoff, in Wilmington.The tree will be raffled at the end of the demonstration.

Apr. 18, Sat., 1:00-4:00 PM. Workshop for CFBS members only. Wiring and styling a Juniperus
Chinensis v. Shimpaku as a bonsai specimen with Owen Reich instructing.
The workshop will take place at Mary’s house (see email for details).

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May 1, Fri., 7:00-9:00 PM. Bonsai demonstration with guest artist,
Ken Hallatt of Carolina Bonsai, Apex, NC.The guest artist will style a tropical tree as a bonsai specimen.
The event which is free and open to the public will be held in the
Auditorium of the New Hanover County Arboretum at 6206 Oleander Dr. in
Wilmington. The tree will be raffled at the end of the demonstration.

May 2, Sat.,
9:00-11:59 AM. Workshop for CFBS members only. Wiring and styling a tropical tree as
a bonsai specimen with TBC instructing.

Will take place in
the Auditorium of the New Hanover County Arboretum.

Sep. 1, Tue., 7:00-9:00 PM. Regular monthly meeting.
Topics:Preparing trees for
showing.Selection of trees for
club display at Bonsai Expo 2014.Each member is asked to submit two tree for consideration.

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Oct. 7, Tue., 7:00-9:00 PM. NO REGULAR MEETING due to Art in the Garden activities at the
Arboretum.

Oct. 23, Sat., 9:00-11:59 AM. Bonsai
demonstration with guest artist, David Easterbrook, of Montreal, Canada.
David will style a Japanese willow as a bonsai
specimen. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at
the Northeast Branch of the New Hanover Co. Library, 1241 Military Cutoff,
in the (TBC) meeting room, in Wilmington.The tree will be raffled at the end of the demonstration.

Oct. 23, Sat., 1:00-4:00 PM. Workshop for CFBS members only. Wiring and styling a
Japanese willow as a bonsai specimen with David Easterbrook instructing.
The workshop will take place at Mary’s house (see email for details).